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Knox College Choir 2011 Tour Concerts

Performances in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado

The Knox College Choir will preview its 2011 Spring Tour with a free, public Sendoff Concert, at 3 p.m., Sunday, February 27, in First Lutheran Church, Prairie and Waters Streets, Galesburg, Illinois.

Directed by Daniel McDavitt, the choir will premiere a student-written work, Requiem Aeternam, by Edward Davis. A senior music major, Davis is a member of the Knox College Choir, the Knox College Chamber Singers, and the Nova Singers.

The Choir also will perform "Native Land, Farewell," composed by the director, Daniel McDavitt, along with selections from the 1600s through contemporary works and two traditional American spirituals. The Knox College Chamber Singers will perform a capella works by Thomas Morley, Felix Mendelssohn and other composers, as well as an arrangement of a Beatles song, "Penny Lane."

The Choir's Tour will feature concerts in Liberty, Missouri; Iowa City, Iowa; Colorado Springs, Westminster and Boulder, Colorado; and the home tour concert on the Knox campus.

Concert date and locations, choir members, and program selections are listed below.

2011 Concert Tour Schedule:

Sunday, February 27, 3:00 p.m.
Sendoff Concert: First Lutheran Church, Prairie & Water Sts., Galesburg, IL

Sunday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
Liberty Christian Church 427 East Kansas Ave, Liberty, MO

Tuesday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.
Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 601 North Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO

Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.
Westminster United Methodist Church
3585 West 76th Ave., Westminster, CO

Friday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist
1421 Spruce St., Boulder, CO

Sunday, March 20, 7:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
2701 Rochester Ave., Iowa City, IA

Friday, March 25, 7:30 p.m.
Home Tour Concert
Kresge Recital Hall, Knox College, Galesburg, IL

Knox College Choir:
Daniel McDavitt, conductor; Amber Clark, accompanist

Choir Members; Name, City ~ Major(s)

Audrey Alltop, Peyton, CO ~ Music Education
*Cole Atcheson, Boulder, CO ~ Literature/Music
Allison Bader, Columbia, MO ~ Creative Writing/Psychology
*Nathaniel Beck, Stillman Valley, IL ~ Music
Samuel Brownson, Holland, MI ~ Philosophy/Sociology
*John Budding, Grinnell, IA ~ Undecided
*Edward Davis, Chicago, IL ~ Music/English Literature
Jess DeArcangelis, Lemont, IL ~ Neuroscience
*Pier Debes, Rockford, IL ~ Music/Education
*Brigette Demke, Park Ridge, IL ~ Biology
Andrea Rose Dolezal, Columbia, MO ~ Art History/Music
William Eisemann, Portland, OR ~ History
*Matt Flesher, Iowa City, IA ~ Undecided
Caitlin Fones, Elgin, IL ~ History/Spanish
Lizzie Germann, Columbia, MO ~ Undecided
Harrison Graham, Macomb, IL ~ Undecided
*Kathy Groat, Colorado Springs, CO ~ Psychology
Jon Hewelt, Burbank, IL ~ Undecided
Oliver Horton, Etna, NH ~ Music
Tara Jarvie, Wheaton, IL ~ Psychology
*Jessie Johnson, West Linn, OR ~ Environmental Studies
Rozina Kidari, Phoenix, AZ ~ Undecided
Kate LaRose, Columbia, MO ~ Theatre
*Elizabeth Lerum, Lake Bluff, IL ~ Undecided
*Alex Lindberg, Colorado Springs, CO ~ Educational Studies
Sarah Lindeman, Arlington, MA ~ Biology/French

*Alex Lindgren, Maple Grove, MN ~ Music
Miranda Loeber, Scottsdale, AZ ~ Undecided
Autumn McGarr, Batavia, IL ~ Creative Writing
Rita Mertens, Grinnell, IA ~ History
*Grace Moran, Mt. Vernon, IA ~ Undecided
Jmaw Moses, Clinton, MD ~ Theatre/Psychology
Eli Mulhausen, Tacoma, WA ~ Undecided
David Noyce, Weston, MA ~ Philosophy/Psychology
Isabella Odin, Woodbury, MA ~ Creative Writing/Music
Angie Ostaszewski, Bloomington, IL ~ Economics
Lauren Peper, Bloomington, MN ~ Vocal Performance
Annie Pittman, Herrin, IL ~ Creative Writing
Jessica Pollack, Fairfield, IA ~ Undecided
Jeff Ritsert, Oak Park, IL ~ Undecided
Kendall Sax-Stevens, LaGrange, IL ~ Undecided
Alex Shi, Naperville, IL ~ Biology
*Keegan Siebken, Galesburg, IL ~ Theatre
Caitlin Stone, Portland, OR ~ Undecided
*Gabriela Sutton, Chicago, IL ~ Creative Writing
*Laurel Tippe, Iowa City, IA ~ Music/Education
Sophie Townsend, Edwardsville, IL ~ Physics/ Education
Karen Tsoka, St. Louis, MO ~ Biochemistry
*Kelly Wiggen, Palatine, IL ~ Biology
Zoe Witzeling, Appleton, Wisconsin ~ Education/French
*Christine Woodard, Chanute, KS ~ Psychology/Music
Ben Yoder-Henley, Minneapolis, MN ~ Undecided
Dan Zekowski, St. Paul, MN ~ Undecided

* Member of Knox College Chamber Singers

2011 Tour Program

Alleluia, In Resurrectione Tua, Christe
Jacob Handl (1550-1591)

Native Land, Farewell
Daniel Mcdavitt (B. 1979)

Cantate Domino
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

Cherubic Hymn No.7
Dmitri Bortnyansky (1751-1825)

Requiem Aeternam (World Premiere)
Edward F. Davis (b. 1989)

Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine
Eric Whitacre (B. 1970)

Wade in de Water
Traditional Spiritual, Arr. Allen Koepke

Give Me Jesus
Traditional Spiritual, Arr. Daniel Mcdavitt

Dide Ta Deo
Nigerian Folk Song, Arr. Uzee Brown, Jr.

I Am Flying
Nan-Chang Chien (b. 1948)

Works performed by the Knox Chamber Singers:
Lobe Den Herren
Hugo Distler (1908-1942)

Missa Sanctis Johannis Baptistae
Healey Willan (1880-1968)

Fyer, Fyer
Thomas Morley (1557-1602)

Fruhlngsfeier
Felix Mendelssohn (1801-1847)

Ja Vem A Primavera
Henrique De Curitiba (1934-2008)

Penny Lane
Lennon & Mccartney, Arr. Bob Chilcott

Published on February 23, 2011

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